Road workers had to tarmac around a parked car after an inconsiderate motorist dumped it in a West Bromwich road which had been closed off.

The car was left stranded in “an island” surrounded by freshly laid tarmac in Dartmouth Street on Tuesday morning.

Fed up Sandwell Council road workers waited a day for the car to be moved.

But after the owner failed to turn up they had it towed it away on Wednesday so they could tarmac over the spot.

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Darmouth Street, where resurfacing work has taken place

Raj Duggal, aged 45, who lives in Dartmouth Street and took pictures of the stranded car said: “All of the residents received letters from Sandwell Council informing them that road maintenance tarmacing would be carried out on the street this week and that it would take a week.

“They said there could be overnight parking on the street but that people had to move their cars in time for workers to carry out their work in the morning.

“I don’t think the person who owns this car lives in the street. It was there for a whole day.

“Workers tarmaced around the car leaving it stranded like an island. The picture of it is quite funny but on a serious note this has cost taxpayers money as it has stalled work being carried out on the road.

“Workers waited a day for the owner to come and move the car but got fed up in the end and got it towed away.

“I have also noticed that the same thing has happened with a couple of other cars but people have come back and moved them. Some people are just ignorant.”

Councillor Maria Crompton, cabinet member for highways and environment at Sandwell Council, said: “We were aware of this problem and I am happy to say that the cars have now been moved so that surfacing works can go ahead as planned.

“Warning flyers were placed on all the cars and people living in the road were asked to co-operate with works by moving cars.”